Chapter 39: No More Guarantees for Fishing
【Using Water Spell in Jianghu caused 1 point of durability damage to the wooden box】
【You received: 1 Wooden Plank, 1 Unit of Iron Ore】
【Using Water Spell in Jianghu on the wooden box.】
【You received: .】
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A large number of logs continuously refreshed, indicating that the first batch of resources had arrived, and the quantity was substantial, densely packed and countless.
Chen Xiyi didn’t bother counting the exact number of resource units, but he was certain that with this wave of resources, he could basically say he was not lacking in these materials anymore.
He then took out a large amount of food and handed it to the nearby Yellow Gate: “Check it, is it right?”
He didn’t count the quantities but directly provided the total from the list the other party gave him.
For him, there was no need to fuss over such trivial matters now; he had basically achieved all his goals for coming to this world.
The value of this world had diminished significantly for him; the only value left was that the First Emperor would continue to provide him with these resources, but they would require some transportation time.
This bulk of resources might be a drop in the bucket for the Great Li Kingdom, but the true cost wasn’t the development costs but rather the transportation costs and time costs.
This batch of resources had taken Chen Xiyi almost a month to acquire, and to transport it, the entire Great Li Court had expended a significant amount, primarily because the First Emperor wanted it expedited.
However, based on Chen Xiyi’s observations, just how fast could the production capability of the Great Li Kingdom be?
Moreover, because of this matter, the court had become quite chaotic.
While this batch of resources may be insignificant for the Great Li Kingdom, for those nobles and officials, it was a significant profit, and just like that, they had given it all to Chen Xiyi without squeezing out a little bit for their own expenses, naturally causing an uproar.
But this had nothing to do with Chen Xiyi; they could argue all they wanted, he was just going to stay home every day in Prince Zhuang’s backyard fishing, and that would do.
At this stage, fishing was all that Chen Xiyi had left to pass the time.
Luckily, even though he was a fishing enthusiast, due to the existence of the Home World Game, he had not experienced any disastrous fishing events.
However, the things he caught were becoming more and more bizarre over time. Initially, it was sea goods, even deep-sea goods, which was quite normal, even if they were fished from this shallow scenic lake.
But now it was different; the things he was fishing were becoming increasingly odd—a jar of Nü’er Hong (a type of wine), a chair, and a water monkey, well, it was a monkey that had fallen into the water.
In summary, the catch was getting weirder and weirder; he was still able to fish up items, but they had basically nothing to do with fish anymore.
This tendency had already appeared when he was catching oysters, jellyfish, and other sea goods, and it had become more apparent recently.
This made Chen Xiyi suspect that his beginner fishing phase had come to an end, and now he was no longer given any guarantees while fishing.
“Sir, everything is correct,” the Yellow Gate’s voice pulled Chen Xiyi back to reality.
“Okay, as long as it’s correct. You can go now,” Chen Xiyi waved his hand, indicating the other person should carry on with their business and not disturb him.
Seeing this, the Yellow Gate dared not say anything further and had no choice but to take a large amount of food back.
He didn’t dare to inquire about the internal situation either; this person’s status was quite high, far beyond what a mere Yellow Gate could probe into.
It’s far beyond someone like this little Yellow Gate attendant to investigate.
After the others left, Chen Xiyi, who had just taken out his fishing rod and sat down to continue fishing, suddenly remembered that he seemed to have something to do.
“Recently, the salted fish is almost crystallizing; I nearly forgot I still haven’t obtained that incomplete module.” Chen Xiyi looked at the golden dot on the map and reeled in his fishing rod.
The reason he hadn’t gone to fetch this incomplete module all this time was that the batch of resources hadn’t arrived. He was just fishing here to wait for the resources.
Now that the resources had arrived, naturally, he had to go and get this module.
“Someone, is your prince still in the residence?” Chen Xiyi asked loudly.
A servant outside hurriedly pushed the door and entered, respectfully replying, “May I ask what you have for me, sir?”
“Hmm, tell your prince that I’m going out for a few days. If there’s anything, I’ll let him know.” Chen Xiyi said this and didn’t wait for the servant’s response; the rivers and lakes then controlled the water and transformed it into a giant bird that carried Chen Xiyi away.
What? Stay to say farewell or to give some instructions? What is there to say goodbye or instruct about? Players going out to explore still need to report to NPCs?
Chen Xiyi was walking through this world with the mindset of playing a game; even if he was acting mysterious, his cheat was called the home game. He couldn’t really be negotiating with these NPCs, could he? If Wang Li was a green-named friend, then Chen Xiyi would definitely speak to him directly. But the problem is, he was just a white-named NPC, so why say too much? He was merely a tool.
It was just a matter of mutual needs.
Therefore, Chen Xiyi didn’t really care about Wang Li’s situation. Plus, with the resources he now had through the rivers and lakes, he felt free to do as he pleased and cared even less.
Ever since he stopped lacking resources and had no external pressure, his mindset relaxed, and he gradually developed a bit of a player’s temperament.
In other words, Chen Xiyi had become a bit inflated and lacked a good beating to restore his cautious way of life.
So, under everyone’s watchful eyes, he let the rivers and lakes guide the water bird out of the capital, landing in a deserted area outside Kyoto, where he finally took out the alloy cart.
Making a grand appearance in Kyoto wasn’t to show off, but rather to better establish his persona, while also giving those who wanted to reach for his resources a warning, telling them that he was truly a divine being, and if they dared to touch his belongings, he could turn their ashes to dust.
Whether the nobles and officials could grasp what Chen Xiyi meant was one thing, but what he wanted to express was exactly that.
He boarded the cart and then controlled it toward the location of the incomplete module marked on the map.
It wasn’t that he didn’t want the rivers and lakes to continue carrying him; mainly, the rivers and lakes didn’t have that capability.
The rivers and lakes could control water, but they hadn’t grown very strong. Being able to fly him out of Kyoto was already quite good; they couldn’t fly any further than that. Forcing them to fly would only overdraw their capability, which wasn’t worth it.
Moreover, the speed at which the rivers and lakes could carry him was not only slower than the alloy cart, but it was also less comfortable than riding in the alloy cart.
Once the differences became clear, Chen Xiyi naturally chose to ride in the cart. Why suffer for the sake of pride when he could have something better? That wasn’t Chen Xiyi’s character.
(End of Chapter)
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